Newport News, VA – April 2, 2009 - PrimeCare Systems, Inc., (OTCBB:PCYS) announced today that it has selected
the TSP700II Bar Code Printer from Star Micronics, America Inc., for use with its flagship product, the
PrimeCare Patient Management System, Version Nine. The TSP700II printer will be used for printing Patient
Appointment Tickets and bar-coded labels for use in pharmacy, x-ray, and other clinical areas.
The TSP700II is the premiere direct thermal printer of the Star line-up. This printer is fully packed
with features and performance that is unmatched in a receipt and specialty printer. The printer’s built-in
PDF417 bar code functionality, easy paper loading, auto-cutter, and fast, silent printing capability makes
the TSP700II a perfect complement for PrimeCare’s clinical application. In addition, the TSP700II can be
exported for use by PrimeCare’s overseas clients. Both linear (Code128) and two-dimensional (PDF417) bar
codes are used within the PrimeCare Patient Management System.
“Star Micronics is pleased to have had its industry leading TSP700II printer selected by PrimeCare
Systems for integration with its Patient Management System,” said Michael Hanson, Vice President, Star
Micronics America, Inc. “The solution further extends Star’s global commitment to the healthcare industry,
which began with the TSP800Rx secure Prescription Printer.”
About PrimeCare Systems, Inc., and the Version Nine System
PrimeCare's primary product, The Version Nine System, is user-friendly
interactive software that creates an electronic patient record. The
Version Nine System is centered around an authoritative and comprehensive
knowledge bank of approximately 285 symptom and problem-oriented patient
history questionnaires, collectively containing over 100,000 chief
complaint and disease state questions. The Version Nine System is
an Internet-based product that requires of the user only a computer
running any current version of Windows, and an internet connection.
Installation requires only a few moments, and no sensitive data is
permanently stored on client machines. All patient information is
securely stored in PrimeCare Systems, Inc.'s secure data center, available
to authorized users twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, from
any location with Internet access.
For more detailed information or to download an evaluation version
of the PrimeCare System, please visit the Version Nine dedicated web
site, http://www.versionnine.com.
PrimeCare Systems, Inc, has its technical and administrative offices
in Newport News, Virginia, and a corporate office in New Rochelle,
New York. Incorporated originally as a private company, and traded
publicly since January, 2008, PrimeCare Systems, Inc., has developed,
owns, maintains, updates, expands and markets the PrimeCare Patient
Management System, Version Nine, (the Version Nine System) and several
related Internet sites that use various sections of the Version Nine
System. For more information about the company, visit the corporate
web site at http://www.pcare.com.
About Star Micronics America
Star Micronics America, Inc., is a subsidiary of Star Micronics Company Ltd., a world-leading producer
of small printers, audio components, high-precision machine tools, and precision parts. Star Micronics
Company Ltd., is ranked as one of the Top 50 “Most Stable” Japanese Companies on the Japanese Nikkei. For
more information, visit www.starmicronics.com or call 800-782-7636 x107.
Star Micronics America was established in 1976 to bring the innovation of its parent company to the United
States. For more than 30 years, Star Micronics has provided customers with innovative products that address
the needs of the point-of-sale, automotive, communications, and medical markets.
A Safe Harbor Statement:
The statements that are not historical facts contained in this release
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, and PrimeCare Systems, Inc., intends that such forward-looking
statements be subject to the safe harbors created thereby. These forward-looking
statements include predictions, estimates and other statements that
involve a number of risks and uncertainties any, or all, of which
could cause actual results to differ materially from any future performance
suggested herein. While this outlook represents the current judgement
of PrimeCare Systems, Inc., on the future direction of the business,
such risks and uncertainties may individually, or mutually, impact
the matters herein described, including but not limited to product
acceptance, economic, competitive, governmental, results of litigation,
technological and/or other factors, which are outside the control
of PrimeCare Systems, Inc., as well as those risks and uncertainties
detailed in the Company's Security and Exchange Commission filings.